A spokeswoman with the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) tells LA Weekly that a local office of Cal/OSHA likely told the paper in error that the company had not reported the death on time and was therefore likely to be investigated. A Cal/OSHA spokeswoman also appeared to indicate to La Opinion that American Apparel had not reported the death to the agency. In fact, Cal/OSHA spokeswoman Krisann Chasarik, the state office found the filing and it was indeed on-time.

The company "did report it within the proper time frame," she said. "We are not planning on investigating."